WW Drying Towels - What Size?

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superstring

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First Happy New Year to All!



I'm going to be ordering some WW towels (probably from PakShak) sometime soon, specifically for drying. I'll be using them on my Subaru 2.5RS exclusively (no SUVs! ;) ) and I'm wondering which size people find the most useful/convenient? I know that it comes down to "personal taste" to some extent, but I'd still appreciate any input.



Thanks.
 
Two of Pakshak's largest WW's will suit you well. I find that on 4 door cars, the first towel becomes too saturated and starts leaving microbeads about 3/4 of the way around the car. You might be able to get by with just one if you sheet the water off at the end of the wash by taking the nozzle off the hose and using a low water volume setting on the hose.
 
Here are some other reputable places to buy micro fiber towels from (in no particular order).



Online:

Autopia Store

Premiumautocare.com

Exceldetail.com

Poorboysworld.com

Properautocare.com

Autogeek.net

Specialtymotoring.com

Microfibertech.com

Yosteve.com

Winnerscircledetailingproducts.com

Fiber-works.com



OTC:

Meguiar's

Viking





You can't have enough micro fiber towels. :)



Happy New Year!



With Aloha,

Ranney :D
 
I have the Supreme Guzzle WW MF from Autogeek. It's huge. Normally, it would be akward to use such a large towel, but it has a pocket sewn into each corner for your hands. This makes it much easier to use. The upside of using such a large towel is that you only need one towel to dry your car.
 
superstring said:
First Happy New Year to All!



I'm going to be ordering some WW towels (probably from PakShak) sometime soon, specifically for drying. I'll be using them on my Subaru 2.5RS exclusively (no SUVs! ;) ) and I'm wondering which size people find the most useful/convenient? I know that it comes down to "personal taste" to some extent, but I'd still appreciate any input.



Thanks.
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I think it's good to have a couple sizes. I like the biggest one I can find for the majority of my drying. However, it's good to have some smaller ones for getting into harder to reach places, cleaning windows... Etc.



In addition to the list of vendors Ranney mentioned, I will add that Mothers' is coming out with a line of accessories. Inlcuded in that line, is a WW towel than has a thin foam core (for extra absorption) sandwiched between two WW towels. I'm looking forward to trying that one! :2thumbs:
 
Thanks for the replies everyone.



PakShak said:
Here are some other reputable places to buy micro fiber towels from (in no particular order).



Online:

Autopia Store

Premiumautocare.com

Exceldetail.com

Poorboysworld.com

Properautocare.com

Autogeek.net

Specialtymotoring.com

Microfibertech.com

Yosteve.com

Winnerscircledetailingproducts.com

Fiber-works.com



OTC:

Meguiar's

Viking





You can't have enough micro fiber towels. :)



Happy New Year!



With Aloha,

Ranney :D
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Thanks, Ranney, that's great, but what size? ;) :D
 
Ranney's Big Blue is 25" x 36". It is a great size towel. The 20" x 40" is also a good size.



I would also recommend having a couple 16" x 16", or 16" x 24" around for the reasons I stated above.
 
Ranney, you forgot to list your own store. lol



Back to topic. I prefer a smaller drying towel because its easier to handle and make sure it stays off the ground. I can usually dry my car with two (sometimes one) 16x28 WW towels.
 
I've just recently started using a Jelly Blade to whisk most of the water away & off the vehicle before having to do any towel drying. It has worked wonderfully and I can't tell you how much it has saved me from having to use & dirty up so many drying towels each day! You can do windows & all. Plus, once you've beaded off most of the water by using the blade, you can pretty much use whatever size of MF towel you choose to dry what is left of the vehicle. Of course, this is just my preference. The one I have is the Original California Jelly Blade, and believe it or not, I bought it for the same price as online, but at WalMart! :dance
 
NittyGritty said:
I've just recently started using a Jelly Blade to whisk most of the water away & off the vehicle before having to do any towel drying. It has worked wonderfully and I can't tell you how much it has saved me from having to use & dirty up so many drying towels each day! You can do windows & all. Plus, once you've beaded off most of the water by using the blade, you can pretty much use whatever size of MF towel you choose to dry what is left of the vehicle. Of course, this is just my preference. The one I have is the Original California Jelly Blade, and believe it or not, I bought it for the same price as online, but at WalMart! :dance
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Hmm.... the plot thickens!
 
as a novice, I can tell you that the best method for me is:



(1) sheet the water off by taking your nozzle off the hose

(2) pat dry using the largest WW MF that you can find

(3) no matter what, do not rub the paint with a drying towel
 
I would try to stay away from the California water blade. If any spec of dirt is on the surface that your using the blade on, a nice scratch is going to be formed. Because the dirt has nowhere to go when using the blade (it has no nap), it will just be dragged along the surface as you move the water blade. This is what will scratch the surface.
 
Neothin said:
I would try to stay away from the California water blade. If any spec of dirt is on the surface that your using the blade on, a nice scratch is going to be formed. Because the dirt has nowhere to go when using the blade (it has no nap), it will just be dragged along the surface as you move the water blade. This is what will scratch the surface.
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yup -- :p



i scratched my 540 that way
 
I use my 25x35" Excel monterey WWs more than anything, and that size is great. I can usually dry the whole car with one, without any streaking at the end. If there is some streaking, I have another towel to follow up with.
 
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